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black-saturn

moggins wrote:

This is my meal plan for the next week

Mon - chicken rice salad
Tue - Sausage and bean casserol, mashed potatoes
Wed - Chicken Curry, rice
Thurs - Tuna & Pasta
Fri - Chili & Rice
Sat - Spaghetti Bolognese
Sun - Onion, bacon & potato hotpot

so that makes my shopping list for the main items

5Kg potatoes - £1.33
2Kg rice - £1.20
2Kg onions - 88p
2 tins beans - 26p
1 jar value bolognese sauce -27p
3 tins value chopped tomatoes 45p
1 bag value pasta quills - 19p
1 jar value mayonnaise -37p

1 chicken £1.66
2lbs minced beef - £1.50
1 pack bacon bits - 99p
2 cans tuna - 60p
1/2 pack turkey sausages 50p

Which makes £10.20 for the main meals, it costs me £9.78 for lunches for 3, £2.00 for breakfasts. We get through 20 litres of milk every week which costs £7.00, even allowing an extra £10 for cleaning materials, sundries etc that still only comes to £38.98.

Wheres the fruit and vegetables? Personally I couldnt eat that menu. It looks very plain.

moggins

I'm not going to get into an argument with you Black-Saturn, I'm not on this board for this reason. and I haven't actually posted the recipes for any of this menu, if anyone wants me too, then they only have to ask.

However I will post yours next to mine for variety comparison as you seem to think mine is boring

I will state that life isn't a competition though

Monday
Potato Bake and HM Vanilla Ice Cream

Tuesday

Mince and Dumplings and HM Vanilla Ice Cream

Wednesday
HM Fish Fingers, chips and peas and jelly.

Thursday
Chicken curry and rice and jelly

Friday
HM Pizza (but with a bought pizza base ) followed by HM vanilla ice cream

Saturday
Sausage, mash and peas followed by fruit and jelly cake

Sunday
Pork Roast dinner followed by fruit and jelly cake

taplady

Thanks to both Moggins and BlackSaturn for your menu plans:D I am having to rethink my budget due to financial reasons and i value both your plans and advice. Please keep the ideas coming!;)

Rachie_B

moggins that meal plan sounds fab

mae

Yes moggins I agree with Rachie B that your meal plan sounds fab and I am not sure why Black Saturn was so nasty about it? Seems childish really maybe she likes all the attention on her menu?????????

black-saturn

When was I nasty? I merely said that the menu looked plain. Lots of rice and pasta doesnt personally do anything for me but thats just MY personal opinion.

moggins

moggins wrote:

Okay, here we go.

Week one

Mon - Sausage, Mash, barbecue beans
Tue - Spaghetti Bolognese
Wed - Omlette and Chips
Thurs - Chunky Chicken and Rice
Fri - corned beef hash and mixed veg
Sat - Oven Fried chicken, chips, peas
Sun - Meat Loaf, Jacket Wedges, peas

Week two

Mon - Chicken Rice Salad
Tue - Sausage and bean casserole, mash
Wed - Chicken Curry, rice
Thur - Tuna and pasta salad
Fri - Chili and rice
Sat - Pork Chops, jacket wedges, peas
Sun - Onion, bacon and potato hotpot

Week Three

Mon - Pasta with chicken and broccoli sauce
Tue - Chicken and mushroom pie, Mash, peas
Wed - Pork ribs, chips, onion rings
Thurs - Fish Pie, peas, carrots
Fri - smoked sausage rissotto
Sat - Tagliatelle with basil and mushrooms
Sun - Roast lamb, roast potatoes, veg

Week Four

Mon - Lamb Biryani
Tue- Chicken and mushroom bake
Wed - Tagliatelle in spicy tomato sauce
Thurs - Egg and Onion Pie, mash, peas
Fri - Spiced Sausages, rice
Sat - Bacon Roly Poly, baked potatoes barbecue beans
Sun - Buttery Garlic chicken, chips, veg.

If you look at the four weekly plan you will find lots of variety. Unfortunately lots of potato don't do it for us either, they all love their pasta and rice which is a good alternative form of carbohydrate. you say your family don't like fruit, mine aren't overly keen on potato, each to their own. What they do like is highly flavoured, spicey foods. Unfortunately I can't get away with fish fingers as they've never grown up with them and DH would throw a hissy fit if I put fishfingers and chips on his plate.

piratess

Thankyou for the menus and recipes Moggins im going to be printing them off later on and when i get back from Cornwall im going to try the weeks menus and buy like you have ... but with the added fruit (dieting) ....

excellent job thankyou xx

Chell

Sounds yummy Moggins. Too often you see on here people saying how cheapily they eat but when you see eat you can see why, its nice to see a healthy, balanced plan.
We are all veggie in this house though so I can't use alot of the ideas. I've had alot of good ideas from these boards. Piratess, you'll have the bill down in no time.

ziggy2004

Thanks moggins!!! My dh also refuses to eat a meal if there is no meat in it and this has given my some new ideas!!!!! He and ds are also not very keen on potatoes so it should keep them happy! I am going to have a good look at your menuplanner and will prob post back tommorow asking for some recipes if that's ok?

X Anne